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Mercades Young

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Mercades Young
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Position:
    F/G
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Moreno Valley Vista Del Lago
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    12.3
  • fg %
    31.5
  • 3pt %
    28.9
  • ft %
    69.8
  • reb/g
    2.7
  • a/g
    1.1
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 23 7
Games started 17 5
Minutes 550 183
Minutes per game 23.9 26.1
FG 94-298 26-86
FG Pct 31.5 30.2
3PT 50-173 11-49
3PT Pct 28.9 22.4
FT 44-63 11-14
FT Pct 69.8 78.6
Off rebounds 16 4
Def rebounds 47 12
Total rebounds 63 16
Rebounds per game 2.7 2.3
Personal fouls 44 12
Disqualifications - -
Assists 26 6
Turnovers 88 28
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.2
Steals 17 3
Blocks 3 2
Points 282 74
Points per game 12.3 10.6
Points per 40 min 20.5 16.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 San Bernardino Valley L, 71-25
Feb 3 at MiraCosta L, 80-56
Feb 7 at Grossmont L, 74-30
Feb 9 Mt. San Jacinto L, 115-37
Feb 14 Palomar L, 81-45
Feb 16 at San Bernardino Valley L, 79-35
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 3 vs. Long Beach L, 99-41 1 18 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 3-4 75.0 11
Nov 4 vs. Rio Hondo L, 65-33 1 30 5-21 23.8 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 13
Nov 9 vs. Sequoias L, 79-20 - 18 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Nov 10 vs. Citrus L, 65-42 1 17 3-8 37.5 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8
Nov 17 at LA Southwest L, 80-55 - 18 4-11 36.4 2-7 28.6 10-10 100.0 20
Nov 18 vs. Barstow L, 70-59 - 27 6-19 31.6 5-15 33.3 0-0 - 17
Dec 5 at Victor Valley W, 67-59 1 1 6-12 50.0 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 12
Dec 7 vs. Long Beach L, 64-42 1 32 2-13 15.4 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 8 vs. Rio Hondo L, 68-65 1 31 5-15 33.3 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 16
Dec 14 vs. Mission L, 77-34 1 23 3-13 23.1 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 9
Dec 16 vs. Fullerton L, 74-49 1 30 2-15 13.3 2-11 18.2 0-0 - 6
Jan 3 at Southwestern L, 70-49 - 1 4-17 23.5 0-9 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 5 San Diego City L, 54-53 1 38 5-10 50.0 5-8 62.5 6-9 66.7 21
Jan 10 at Imperial Valley L, 85-82 1 1 10-18 55.6 7-11 63.6 5-6 83.3 32
Jan 12 San Diego Mesa W, 51-46 1 37 5-20 25.0 3-11 27.3 2-5 40.0 15
Jan 17 MiraCosta L, 84-62 1 32 9-18 50.0 5-10 50.0 4-4 100.0 27
Jan 24 at Mt. San Jacinto L, 93-20 1 33 3-15 20.0 1-7 14.3 1-2 50.0 8
Jan 26 at Palomar L, 94-28 1 33 2-13 15.4 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 5
Jan 31 San Bernardino Valley L, 71-25 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at MiraCosta L, 80-56 - 1 3-10 30.0 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 7
Feb 7 at Grossmont L, 74-30 1 45 3-10 30.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 8
Feb 9 Mt. San Jacinto L, 115-37 - 20 1-9 11.1 1-8 12.5 1-2 50.0 4
Feb 14 Palomar L, 81-45 1 32 5-11 45.5 2-5 40.0 4-4 100.0 16
Feb 16 at San Bernardino Valley L, 79-35 1 32 3-10 30.0 0-5 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 3 vs. Long Beach L, 99-41 1 18 0 1 1 0 7 0 0
Nov 4 vs. Rio Hondo L, 65-33 1 30 1 1 2 0 5 0 0
Nov 9 vs. Sequoias L, 79-20 - 18 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Nov 10 vs. Citrus L, 65-42 1 17 0 3 3 1 5 0 0
Nov 17 at LA Southwest L, 80-55 - 18 1 0 1 1 3 2 0
Nov 18 vs. Barstow L, 70-59 - 27 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Dec 5 at Victor Valley W, 67-59 1 1 3 2 5 1 3 3 0
Dec 7 vs. Long Beach L, 64-42 1 32 0 3 3 0 7 3 0
Dec 8 vs. Rio Hondo L, 68-65 1 31 0 2 2 1 3 0 0
Dec 14 vs. Mission L, 77-34 1 23 0 4 4 2 3 0 0
Dec 16 vs. Fullerton L, 74-49 1 30 2 4 6 3 3 2 0
Jan 3 at Southwestern L, 70-49 - 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 0
Jan 5 San Diego City L, 54-53 1 38 0 3 3 2 2 0 0
Jan 10 at Imperial Valley L, 85-82 1 1 4 2 6 3 3 1 0
Jan 12 San Diego Mesa W, 51-46 1 37 1 4 5 3 6 1 1
Jan 17 MiraCosta L, 84-62 1 32 0 1 1 3 2 1 1
Jan 24 at Mt. San Jacinto L, 93-20 1 33 3 5 8 0 7 0 0
Jan 26 at Palomar L, 94-28 1 33 0 2 2 0 4 1 1
Jan 31 San Bernardino Valley L, 71-25 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at MiraCosta L, 80-56 - 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Feb 7 at Grossmont L, 74-30 1 45 0 5 5 1 0 0 0
Feb 9 Mt. San Jacinto L, 115-37 - 20 1 0 1 1 5 1 0
Feb 14 Palomar L, 81-45 1 32 0 3 3 1 7 0 0
Feb 16 at San Bernardino Valley L, 79-35 1 32 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 3 vs. Long Beach L, 99-41 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 4 vs. Rio Hondo L, 65-33 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 9 vs. Sequoias L, 79-20 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 10 vs. Citrus L, 65-42 1 4 - 0.2
Nov 17 at LA Southwest L, 80-55 - 2 - 0.3
Nov 18 vs. Barstow L, 70-59 - 2 - 0.3
Dec 5 at Victor Valley W, 67-59 1 2 - 0.3
Dec 7 vs. Long Beach L, 64-42 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 8 vs. Rio Hondo L, 68-65 1 3 - 0.3
Dec 14 vs. Mission L, 77-34 1 0 - 0.7
Dec 16 vs. Fullerton L, 74-49 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 3 at Southwestern L, 70-49 - 2 - 0.3
Jan 5 San Diego City L, 54-53 1 0 - 1.0
Jan 10 at Imperial Valley L, 85-82 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 12 San Diego Mesa W, 51-46 1 2 - 0.5
Jan 17 MiraCosta L, 84-62 1 2 - 1.5
Jan 24 at Mt. San Jacinto L, 93-20 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 26 at Palomar L, 94-28 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 31 San Bernardino Valley L, 71-25 - - - -
Feb 3 at MiraCosta L, 80-56 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 7 at Grossmont L, 74-30 1 2 - -
Feb 9 Mt. San Jacinto L, 115-37 - 2 - 0.2
Feb 14 Palomar L, 81-45 1 1 - 0.1
Feb 16 at San Bernardino Valley L, 79-35 1 3 - 1.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 25 21.6 4.3-11.4 1.2-4.8 1.4-2.6 11.2
2017-18 23 23.9 4.1-13.0 2.2-7.5 1.9-2.7 12.3
Total 48 22.7 4.2-12.2 1.7-6.1 1.7-2.6 11.7
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 25 23 539 107-286 37.4 30-119 25.2 36-64 56.3 280
2017-18 23 17 550 94-298 31.5 50-173 28.9 44-63 69.8 282
Total 48 40 1089 201-584 34.4 80-292 27.4 80-127 63.0 562
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 25 539 21.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
2017-18 23 550 23.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 48 1089 22.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 25 0.8 1.9 2.8 1.6 2.8 1.0 0.2
2017-18 23 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.1 3.8 0.7 0.1
Total 48 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.4 3.3 0.9 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 25 23 21 48 69 41 69 26 5
2017-18 23 17 16 47 63 26 88 17 3
Total 48 40 37 95 132 67 157 43 8
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017-18 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 48 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 23 23.9 4.1-13.0 2.2-7.5 1.9-2.7 12.3
Conference 7 26.1 3.7-12.3 1.6-7.0 1.6-2.0 10.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 5 31.8 5.0-13.6 3.2-8.4 3.4-4.8 16.6
Away 9 18.3 4.2-12.9 1.6-7.2 2.0-2.8 12.0
Neutral 9 25.1 3.4-12.7 2.2-7.3 1.0-1.6 10.1
Result
Wins 2 19.0 5.5-16.0 1.5-8.0 1.0-4.0 13.5
Losses 21 24.4 4.0-12.7 2.2-7.5 2.0-2.6 12.1
Month
November 6 21.3 3.8-11.5 2.2-6.8 2.5-2.8 12.3
December 5 23.4 3.6-13.6 1.8-7.4 0.8-2.0 9.8
January 7 25.0 5.4-15.9 3.1-9.1 2.7-4.0 16.7
February 5 26.0 3.0-10.0 1.2-6.2 1.2-1.6 8.4
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 23 17 550 94-298 31.5 50-173 28.9 44-63 69.8 282
Conference 7 5 183 26-86 30.2 11-49 22.4 11-14 78.6 74
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 5 4 159 25-68 36.8 16-42 38.1 17-24 70.8 83
Away 9 6 165 38-116 32.8 14-65 21.5 18-25 72.0 108
Neutral 9 7 226 31-114 27.2 20-66 30.3 9-14 64.3 91
Result
Wins 2 2 38 11-32 34.4 3-16 18.8 2-8 25.0 27
Losses 21 15 512 83-266 31.2 47-157 29.9 42-55 76.4 255
Month
November 6 3 128 23-69 33.3 13-41 31.7 15-17 88.2 74
December 5 5 117 18-68 26.5 9-37 24.3 4-10 40.0 49
January 7 6 175 38-111 34.2 22-64 34.4 19-28 67.9 117
February 5 3 130 15-50 30.0 6-31 19.4 6-8 75.0 42
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 23 550 23.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 7 183 26.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 22.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 5 159 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 9 165 18.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 9 226 25.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 2 38 19.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 21 512 24.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 128 21.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 117 23.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 24.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 7 175 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 5 130 26.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 19.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 23 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.1 3.8 0.7 0.1
Conference 7 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 4.0 0.4 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 0.4 2.2 2.6 2.0 4.4 0.6 0.4
Away 9 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.9 2.9 1.0 0.1
Neutral 9 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.9 4.4 0.6 0.0
Result
Wins 2 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 4.5 2.0 0.5
Losses 21 0.6 2.0 2.5 1.0 3.8 0.6 0.1
Month
November 6 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.5 4.5 0.3 0.0
December 5 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.4 3.8 1.6 0.0
January 7 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.7 3.9 0.9 0.4
February 5 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.8 3.0 0.2 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 23 17 16 47 63 26 88 17 3
Conference 7 5 4 12 16 6 28 3 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 4 2 11 13 10 22 3 2
Away 9 6 11 18 29 8 26 9 1
Neutral 9 7 3 18 21 8 40 5 0
Result
Wins 2 2 4 6 10 4 9 4 1
Losses 21 15 12 41 53 22 79 13 2
Month
November 6 3 2 5 7 3 27 2 0
December 5 5 5 15 20 7 19 8 0
January 7 6 8 18 26 12 27 6 3
February 5 3 1 9 10 4 15 1 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
2017-18 Season in Review - COD Women's Basketball
  • Article
  • February 18, 2018
2017-18 Season in Review - COD Women's Basketball

COD Women's Basketball sophomores, forward Mercades Young (Moreno Valley Vista Del Lago) and guard Jada Toland (Indio Shadow Hills) were named second team and honorable mention All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference respectively.

  • February 18, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball celebrates Sophomore Night against the Comets
  • Article
  • February 14, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball celebrates Sophomore Night against the Comets

COD (2-21, 0-7) faced off with the number one team in the state on Sophomore Night, as they closed out the home slate of games on the 2018 calendar, falling to the Palomar Comets (26-1, 6-1), 81-45.

  • February 14, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball plays a strong first half against the Spartans, falls 84-62
  • Article
  • January 17, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball plays a strong first half against the Spartans, falls 84-62

COD (2-14; 0-1) opened up PCAC-North play with a strong first half as Mercades Young scored 16 of her 27 points in the half, but a refreshed MiraCosta Spartans (13-3; 1-0) found their rhythm in the second half, as three of their starters collected double-doubles and the Roadrunners fell, 84-62.

  • January 17, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball knocks off the Olympians, 51-46
  • Article
  • January 12, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball knocks off the Olympians, 51-46

COD (2-13) collected their first home win of the 2017-18 season as they wrapped up their non-Conference schedule with a hard fought win over the San Diego Mesa Olympians (1-13), 51-46.

  • January 12, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball plays hard in narrow loss to Knights, 54-53
  • Article
  • January 05, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball plays hard in narrow loss to Knights, 54-53

Desert (1-12) fought from start to finish in a nail-biting game against the San Diego City Knights (3-12), falling 54-53.

  • January 05, 2018
COD Women’s Basketball rolls into Consolation Final at Winter Classic
  • Article
  • December 16, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball rolls into Consolation Final at Winter Classic

COD (1-10) faced off with a tough Mission Saints team then rolled into the Consolation Final, facing the Fullerton Hornets.

  • December 16, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball Falls Short in Close Match at IVC Tournament
  • Article
  • December 08, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball Falls Short in Close Match at IVC Tournament

COD (1-8) fought hand-in-hand with two tough competitors as they fell to Long Beach City and Rio Hondo in the Irvine Valley Tournament.

  • December 08, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball participates in LA Southwest Tournament
  • Article
  • November 18, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball participates in LA Southwest Tournament

COD (0-6) ended up face-to-face with some big competition as they fell to LA Southwest and Barstow in the LA Southwest Tournament.

  • November 18, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball participates in Pasadena City Classic
  • Article
  • November 10, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball participates in Pasadena City Classic

COD (0-4) ended up face-to-face with some of the toughest competition as they fell to Sequoias and Citrus in the Pasadena City College President’s Roundball Classic.

  • November 10, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball participates in Mt. SAC Tournament
  • Article
  • November 04, 2017
COD Women’s Basketball participates in Mt. SAC Tournament

COD (0-2) ended up face-to-face with one of the best teams in the state as they fell to Long Beach City and Rio Hondo in the Mt. SAC Tip-Off Classic.

  • November 04, 2017